Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 47, 4 January 1919 — Page 14
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A Nevt Year's Party There's a party to be given to the world on New Years' Day, They've invited March and April, August, Jane and sunny May! And September and October, February, too, I bear. And if 1 am not mistaken all the months that fill a year. i It's a very wondrous party and the invitations read, "Will you kindly come along and bring the weather that we need! Bring your snowballs and your sunshine, bring your hall and bring your rain, Bring your apples, pears and roses, and next year please come again!' Can't you see them come a trooping! What a jolly crowd they make! Let us give them happy faces that is better far than cake. Let us give them good behavior, gentle words and lessons learned Then we'll know the New Year's party is a gift that we have , earned! Tho official proclamation issued in Jerusalem after that city had been occupied by the English, was translated in fifteen languages. EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and : Girls. These Ada Cost You Nothing; Send In Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. . NOTICE More boys are needed for the Junior Army. Several , places are open for officers. Those who come in first will get the highest class. v LOST Cuff button. See 610 So. E street. Phone 2110. WANTED To trade a pair of ice skates for a pair of roller skates phone 1580. LOST Green hat cord. If found, please return to Kenneth Moss, 800 north G. street. . WANTED Position of caring Tor babies and small children after school and on Saturday, by a girl age thirteen. Phone 2828 or call 20G North Ninth street LOST Green hat cord. Return to Leoline Klus. FOR SALE Mandolin and case. Will sell cheap. Inquire at 222 North 5th street. WANTED Boys to Join the Lone Scouts. Call at 229 South Second or see William F. Gilmore at once. WANTED More boys to Join the United States Junior Army and the United States Junior Navy, ' and to start a training school. Inquire 915 North G street LOST Receipt for $1.80 in envelope. Also contained list of names. If found, return to 123 Richmond avenue. WANTED To buy girl's bicycle. Phone 4658. WANTED To buy green trading stamps at once. Please bring to the house. Charles Walsh, 308 South 4th St FOR SALE OR TRADE Foreign stamps. George Whitesell, 1215 S. C. Street. FOR SALE Aeroplanes, made by A. William Winner. Call at 31 North Ninth street. WANTED To trade a pair of Ice skates for a pair of roller skates. Phone 158 TOR SALE Pigeons. William Hoffe. 418 South Eleventh street. WANTED New scraps of all kinds of good, for quflt pieces, two to three cents a pound paid for them. Alma Cnamness, 16 North Eighteenth street, city. WANTED Doll wigs to make. C?J1 111 North Third street, or phone 1821.
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The Beginning of the War
On the twentieth of June the Crown Prince of Austria was killed by a Serbian, and by the time one short month had passed, Austria had declared war on Serbia. Of course this ail happened in 1914, when not only all of us, but all the children of France and Belgium and England were happily playing out of doors in the bright days of early summer. Fathers, brothers and friends were with them, food was good and plentiful, their home were places of safety and warmth and love, why should not they be happy.? Then things began to change, and all this became very different in a very short time. German soldiers " began secretly moving toward the French frontier; Russian soldiers began moving toward the Austrian-Hungarian frontier, because Russia was on the side of Serbia. As war became more and more threatening, England proposed on the 27th of July that the nations most interested, should meet to discuss it and prevent further complications. Germany and Austria refused all such suggestions. The Tzar of Russia also suggested that the trouble between Austria and Serbia be given to a peace conference 0. the Hague to solve, but Germany refused to even notice his suggestion. It was understood and officially announced that Germany would have great influence in bringing about a mediation between Austria and Russia, and Austria and Serbia, or, in other words, could have help them to "make up," but Germany paid no attention to such announcements, although her chan cellor at that time, urged that this mediation be brought about. Still, Russia was not anxious to fight and sent word on the 30th of July, that if Austria would take away the points in her ultimatum to Serbia, which violated the high est rights of that country, she, Rus sia, would cease all her military preparations. It was the German foreign minister that made the reply, saying that he considered it impossible for Austria to accept such a proposal. Even then, Russia sent a second and more urgent proposal for a meeting to talk over all the great
RICHMOND PALLADIUM, JAN. 4, 1919
AMERICANS MARCH THROUGH GERMANY When the American soldiers
problems, but this proposal wasn't answered. But Germany had no intention of listening to peace suggestions not after desiring and planning a war for so many years her only thought was, what was the best way to start it, to make it look as though Austria, Russia or England or any other country except Germany started the war. So, ignoring all suggestions of peace conferences, Germany sent two ultimatums, one to Russia and one to France, or, in other words, two determined and final messages, which tiiose nations were to obey, or Germany would declare war on them. But these demands tht Germany gave to Russia and France, were the kind that no free nation could obey, because they were against their rights as na'tions. Especially such nations as France and Russia (for even In the condition she is in today, Russia has all the possibilities of a wonderful nation) would never submit to these demands. Germany's message or ultimatum to Russia said that .she should cease military measures within twelve hours. Germany's message to France demanded her to state her attitude on the war, and if she was neutral, to let Germany hold the fortresses of Toul and Verdun as a guaranty until the -end of the war. As such terms couldn't possibly be answered by anything except a decisive "no," mobilization of Russia was continued, and mobilization of France was ordered. France never even presented the insulting demand, but immediately her prime minister replied, "France would do that which her interests dictated." So Germany declared war against Russia on the evening of August 1, and on France, on August 3. The declaration of war on France contained charges against that1 country, ail of which are proved to be false. Falsehoods and forgery were used freely in Germany's conduct of her foreign affairs. The testimony is overwhelming that Germany planned the war and desired it with one aim in view, and that aim was world domination, especially along commercial and industrial lines, and the was
started for Europe they had their hearts set on seeing Germany, but figured that they would have to fight their way into the country. It was easier than they expected. They marched Into the fatherland unmolested after Germany had hoisted the white flag. The photo shows the color bearers of the Fifth artillery of the First American division passing through Helzerath, Germany, on their way to the Rhino with colors flying.
Cyrena's Pets Cyrena is a little girl who lives in a big brick house by the side of the road. Her mother and sister are, dead. So she lives withxher aunt and uncle who are very wealthy. As she has no one to play with, she gathers the eggs and takes care of her bantas and her pretty white poodle. She goes to the little, country school and has many friends who love her very much because she is so good and kind. Everette Creech, age 10 years, 5th grade, District No. 7, Camden, O. THE DISMAL SWAMP FOR HIM If I had the right, I'd tie quite tight A rope around Kaiser Bill's neck. I'd lead him out to the soldier boys, And he sure would know what to expect. I'd make him kneel to the American flag And kiss it again and again. And also have him to apologize To our brave young soldier men. I'd drive him around for a week of more, With nothing to eat at all, Just to show him the life of a soldier boy Who answered his country's call. To free themselves of a villain like him Who is guilty of so much crime. He has not only a hand of steel, But also a heart of iron. Then I'd .back him into the dismal swamp, As the poor Americans were forced to do. For better his life than a million more. And bid him a last adieu. BURN HIM AND POKE HIM I would hang the kaiser on a pole and poke him in the fire and burn him a while, then pull him out and poke him in again until I had killed him. was carried out systematically in agreement with this aim. So on the great world stage, the nations are grimly answering the merciless call of war; and already France, Russia and Serbia are set against Germany and Austria, and the peace of Europe is a thing of the past
Children and Pets This is really a letter we are writing to our boy and girl readers. Some of them write us letters, and :hese letters are among the most appreciated we receive. Who of us older people who had pets in our childhood can forget the joy that came with our first dog? It may have been a puppy just learning to lap its milk from a saucer, or it may have been some poor stray around whose neck we tied a string leading him home with anxious heart, in the hope we might be told we could keep him. Did anything ever appeal to us more than that wagging tail and those questioning eyes and all they stood for of affection and response to our love? Perhaps he was taken sick and died. Then how bitter the tears we shed! We ran see the grave today where we buried him so tenderly. Or maybe it was a kitten, or a rabbit, or, more wonderful still, perhaps it was a pony, or a saddle horse, which was our first real animal companion and friend. Alas for the boys and girls deprived of the joy of the possession of some one or more of these fourfooted pets! Something has been missed out of their lives, something with power to enrich and develop the character, to enlarge the finer feelings, to stir the nobler emotions, and to awaken in the heait the sense of justice toward all forms of dependent life, ultimately embracing all human life as well. Mr. Angel used to say that, by inquiry, it was learned that of some hundreds of criminals once in a great prison only two or three had ever had any animal in his childhood. But, boys and girls, how often we were unkind to our pets without meaning it! It was no pleasure to the kitten to be picked up twenty times a day, squeezed, held in all sorts of uncomfortable positions, passed over to our playmates to treat in the same way, and sometimes fogotten by us when mealtime came, ilow shall we act towards these animal pets, dog, cat, rabbit, pigeon, horse? There is one simple rule, following which, we shall never go wrong: Do by them just as we would want them to do by us if we were in their places. Treat them always with kindness; do not annoy or worry them; feed them regularly and find out from someone who knows what they should be fed, how often and how much; see that they have a comfortable place to sleep, and are always protected from cold and rainy weather. By always treating these animal friends, who are so dependent upon us, in this way, we shall find it easy to treat all our human fellows in the same spirit of fair play and good will. A great Englishman once said: "Compassion and love for animals secures in the heart compassion and love for men and God." Our Dumb Animals.
CHOPSTICKS. Chopsticks are the Chinese substitutes for our knife, fork and spoon at meals. They consist of two smooth sticks of bamboo, wood or ivory, which are used for conveying food to the mouth. The Chinese use these sticks with great dexterity. LOST AND FOUND. Once upon a time a little boy ran away from home. He became lost and very soon he began getting very hungry. It was growing dark and he began to think that he would have to spend the night in the woods. At last he saw a light and he ran to it He found that it was where he lived. His father asked him where he had been. He told him that he got lost, but he would never do it again. John Charman, Age 7 years, St Mary's school. There is a spot on the peninsular of Apsheron, on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, which is ca'led the Place of Fire. Persian fire worshipers consider it sacred and make many pilgrimages to it. The spot is about one mile in diameter, and from its center in clear dry weather, creeps a blue flame, caused by the ignition of naptha, which shines with great brightness at night. The first organized school for "instructing children on Sunday" really the first Sunday schoolwas established by Robert. Raikes. an editor, in Glouchester, England, in 1781.